Devon Marker Stones

           
                                       
District: South Hams                      

 
                                   
Parish: Sparkwell        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  2 Crosses
  1 Marker Stone
  2 Memorial Stones
  1 Standing Stone
   
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Memorial Stone
          Grid Reference: SX/582/586
          Location: Set up near the house at the Dartmoor Zoological Park, in the parish of Sparkwell.
          Inscription: Ellis Bowen Daw - Born 15th September 1928 - Founder of the Dartmoor Wildlife Park.
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Standing Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/582/586                
 Location: On the grass in front and to the right of the house at the Dartmoor Zoological Park.                
 Notes: The reason for siting this well cut stone in this position is not known.                
                   
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
Stone Type: Sea Level Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5697/5818
Location: Beside the footpath, to the south west of the Hemerdon Mine site
Inscription: H H T / 1862 / The / Sea Level / Of This / Place is / 682 Feet
Notes: The 'HHT' refers to Henry Hele Treby, who lived at Goodamoor House.  The stone also has an Ordnance Survey benchmark.
 Stone Type: Airplane Crash Memorial Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/5943/5988
 Location: Beside the track through the Gibhill Woods
 Inscription: Stirling Bomber of 149 Sqdn. RAF crashed here with the loss of 7 aircrew on the 21st August 1942.
 Notes: The names of the crew are shown beneath the inscription.
Stone Type: Wayside Cross
Grid Reference: SX/5862/6119
Location: Just inside the boundary fence, north west of the entrance to Tinpark Farm.
Inscription: The cross has, in the past, been used as a gatepost and has been re-sited here for protection.
Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk
 Stone Type: Cross Shaft
 Grid Reference: SX/5862/6119
 Location: Next to the cross, inside the boundary fence, north west of the entrance to Tinpark Farm.
 Notes: For information on this cross shaft, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk